Station 56 Lilienstein

Station 56 Lilienstein is a historic site in Bad Schandau, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony. Station 56 Lilienstein is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Westecke, as well as near the peak Liliensteinwächter.

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Historic site
Description: Triangulation Column, 2nd Order Station, the Royal Saxon Triangulation in Saxony 1862-1890
Also known as: “TP (hist)” and “TP Lilienstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burg Lilienstein and Lilienstein.

Burg Lilienstein

Castle

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burg Lilienstein is a castle.

Lilienstein

Peak

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Lilienstein is a highly distinctive mountain in Saxon Switzerland, in Saxony, southeastern Germany, and was once the site of a Bohemian castle. It is one of the few table mountains on the east of the river Elbe and constitutes the symbol of the Saxon Switzerland National Park.

Hunger stone

Stone

Photo: Sastognuti, Public domain.

A hunger stone is a type of hydrological landmark common in Central Europe. Hunger stones serve as famine memorials and warnings and were erected in Germany and in ethnic German settlements throughout Europe in the 15th through 19th centuries. Hunger stone is situated 1½ km southwest of Station 56 Lilienstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Königstein and Pfaffendorf.

Königstein

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Königstein is a town of 2,100 people in the Saxon Switzerland near Dresden in Germany. It is home to the Königsstein Fortress, one of the largest mountain fortresses in Europe.